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online
If
you meet the criteria and would like to apply for help from
The Insurance Charities, you can complete our online application form.
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Alternatively
you may prefer to download a PDF version of the form and send it to us
by post or fax. [...]
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Studies
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some examples of how we have made life a little easier for those in need
of our help in the past. [...]
Do you qualify?
Eligibility is based on insurance service, financial circumstances and the existence of an element of misfortune. Applications are considered in the following circumstances:
- Where the applicant and/or a dependent relative has spent at least five years in the insurance industry, regardless of the nature of their employment, but where that service has been the major part of their working life
- Where the insurance service has taken place in either the British Islands or Republic of Ireland only
- Where an applicant's resources are limited, both in terms of capital and income, and he cannot therefore finance reasonable needs after taking into account statutory entitlement
- Where there has been an element of misfortune prompting the application or contributing to the difficult financial position in which the applicant finds himself eg ill health, redundancy, marital breakdown or unemployment
Types of help given depend on circumstances but could include the following:
- Ongoing long term payments to supplement insufficient income
- One-off payments eg for property maintenance or purchase of appliances
- Ongoing short term help with exceptional expenditure over a limited period eg private physiotherapy/speech therapy
- Limited help during a first degree course for students of long serving insurance employees, particularly where there is family financial hardship
If you think you may qualify for help from The Insurance Charities, please either complete our online form or download the PDF version and post it to us.
